Great Big Ball with a Map Wrapped Around It

Great Big Ball with a Map Wrapped Around ItJazz Ensemble Medium Item BB4010 Score Video Description Great Big Ball has hints of 80's Brookmeyer in a chart that's approachable by advanced HS bands (and on up). It has a medium feel good vibe, a memorable melody, and paints with fairly broad brush strokes. This is a a great vehicle for your bari or alto soloist over an infectious four chord vamp. Your rhythm section can cut loose right along with the sax soloist. Makes an excellent concert or

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Great Big Ball has hints of 80's Brookmeyer in a chart that's approachable by advanced HS bands (and on up).  It has a medium feel-good vibe, a memorable melody, and paints with fairly broad brush strokes.

This is a a great vehicle for your bari or alto soloist over an infectious four-chord vamp. Your rhythm section can cut loose right along with the sax soloist.  Makes an excellent concert or festival opener.

The audio recording below was from a wonderful band I assembled based in Central PA. I'm playing the alto solo.

“Just about one of the happiest pieces of music you’ll ever hear.”

— Chris Merz, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa

4-5 mins

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Composed by: Rick Hirsch

Arranged by: Rick Hirsch

Ensemble: Jazz Ensemble

Format: Conductor Score & Parts

Parts included:

• Alto Saxes 1 & 2 *
• Tenor Saxes 3 & 4 *
• Baritone Sax *
• 5 Trumpets
• 4 Trombones (incl. Bass Tbn.) 
• Guitar
• Piano
• Bass
• Drums
• * Includes extra sax parts, rescored for bari solo (download only).